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  Article - New Zealand: Jehovah's Witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522908/jehovah-s-witnesses-lose-last-ditch-court-case-over-abuse-in-care-report?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1g3qvzxlojo2szcm6xlsf2tsc_0rehd4dp4i6rda6zxafplc_v2hzvvf4_aem_pztghhvtf5to8qsjtv3m0g.

  july 23, 2024. jehovah's witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report.

  jehovah's witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them.. .

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  Karter -- thanks for correcting my false assumption. Seems WTS isn't so tight fisted when defending themselves. (Just ask the brothers for more money!)
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  Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??

  by minimus in

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  good pick?

  bad pick?

  helpful to president biden?

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  DesirousOfChange

  An interesting choice between a sincere prosecutor and a multiple convicted felon.

  Quit getting all your news from CNN & MSNBC.

  Kamala Harris was a horrible prosecutor, and especially toward black men. Of course, that doesn't apply to Willie Brown who helped get her in many "positions", (including missionary). She sentenced MJ users to jail during the time she admits to using it herself.

  Have you not noticed that the cases against Trump are "eroding" one-by-one? Some have been overturned and all others under appeal.

  I bet you think Trump set up that assassination attempt!
  
  
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  Article - New Zealand: Jehovah's Witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522908/jehovah-s-witnesses-lose-last-ditch-court-case-over-abuse-in-care-report?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1g3qvzxlojo2szcm6xlsf2tsc_0rehd4dp4i6rda6zxafplc_v2hzvvf4_aem_pztghhvtf5to8qsjtv3m0g.

  july 23, 2024. jehovah's witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report.

  jehovah's witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them.. .

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  DesirousOfChange

  I wonder what it's costing WT to appeal this case...is a WT flunky lawyer involved or did WT source out the appeal proceedings to a pricy appeal specialist attorney?

  This is mostly just "pushing paper" which here (USA) a paralegal would perform. I would think British HQ and even Australia HQ have a lawyer to turn to for things like this. Since there is little risk of any kind of CO$T (no monetary award), I cannot see WT paying for outside counsel.
  
  
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  Article - New Zealand: Jehovah's Witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522908/jehovah-s-witnesses-lose-last-ditch-court-case-over-abuse-in-care-report?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1g3qvzxlojo2szcm6xlsf2tsc_0rehd4dp4i6rda6zxafplc_v2hzvvf4_aem_pztghhvtf5to8qsjtv3m0g.

  july 23, 2024. jehovah's witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report.

  jehovah's witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them.. .

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  DesirousOfChange

  I think they are foolish in pushing the matter so publicly and I believe it will result in the "Streisand Effect" bringing even greater attention to them and CSA.
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  Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  good pick?

  bad pick?

  helpful to president biden?

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  "They" will allow Biden to finish out the term so that Kamala will not be in the way when they anoint Michelle at the convention.
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  The arrogance of the "True Believer"

  by Norm in

  1. jw
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  both political and religious true believers often distinguish themselves by their limitless arrogance towards people who dare hold different opinions from them.

  every thing has to be done on their terms; people who think differently cant expect to have the same rights as those who consider themselves true believers.

  in this way a elite is created a kind of spiritual master race.

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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

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  uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

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  DesirousOfChange

  The way Lloyd looks now he could easily become a poster boy for the Watchtower, proving they are right about what happens when one leaves the Borg for Apostasy.

  So true.

  Guess he missed the Memo:

  The greatest revenge is living a happy & successful life!
  
  
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  Mass formation control and the Organization

  by truthseeker in

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  mass formation control.

  most of the changes in the organization have been doctrinal and as a rule jws would not openly discuss these for fear of being labeled an apostate.

  examples include overlapping generations and types and antitypes.

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  DesirousOfChange

  The in-house crew more-or-less works for free. The outsourced one? Who the fuck knows?

  In the past I know WT has provided a private residence for an attorney and his family who relocated while he volunteered his time at Patterson.

  I also know of local JW attorneys (those who must had disobeyed counsel about higher education) have assisted in insignificant local cases and likely did so free of charge.

  The private (non-JW) attorneys that are hired for cases that risk huge settlements/judgements are likely paid hourly, just like anyone else pays them. Perhaps they get a discount for their "charitable" status, or even pro bono work, but I suspect they "lawyer up" and just pay the price for attorneys who specialize in issues like CSA.
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  2024--Become a Circuit Overseer in Your Mid-to-Late 20's!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  become a circuit overseer in your mid to late 20's.

  you would have had to qualify as an elder previously.

  this would mean the male would have had to have been an elder in his early 20's.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I would bet a lot of these fast-tracked young men will fall away (their beliefs will be too weak and untested or they will just change their mind and be drawn to other things - and people - outside) or they will burn out due to lacking the maturity to pace themselves and balance their lives.

  Very good possibility. Just as you discover once you are an elder, all the shit that is shielded from the R&F and even most MS, is what you must deal with. Likewise, COs are drug into and must deal with all the major shit shows in all the Congs in their circuit.
  
  
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  No need for Judicial Committees now!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for jw's who sin, just listen, obey, & be blessed by the current "slave's" direction from a few years ago.. after all, they do speak for jehovah & christ, don't they?

  no need to to confess anything to elders.. w00 6/15 pp.

  16-17 pars.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Psalm 3:5 -- Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

  Confessing one's sins/transgressions to God gains one His forgiveness. Further, confessing only to God does not constitute a "cover up" of those sins.

  Confessing to elders is not about being forgiven. It is about being punished by their manmade rules.